This beautiful illustration highlights the miraculous stages of human creation as described in the Qur’an over 1,400 years ago — long before the advent of modern embryology. Allah, in His infinite wisdom, described in perfect detail the development of the embryo in the womb.

“And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay. Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging. Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allah, the best of creators.” — Surah Al-Mu’minoon 23:12-14

Human Created in Mother’s Womb- Best of Creation

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:

“Verily the creation of each one of you is brought together in his mother’s womb for forty days in the form of a drop (nutfah), then he becomes a clot (‘alaqah) for a similar period, then a lump of flesh (mudghah) for a similar period…” — [Sahih al-Bukhari & Muslim]

This is a sign for those who reflect. It affirms both the greatness of our origin and the greatness of the Creator — Allah ﷻ, who fashions us in the best form.

Let us reflect on our humble beginning and renew our gratitude to Allah, the One who gives life and shapes us in the wombs of our mothers according to His will.

“He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, in three veils of darkness.” — Sura/ Chapter Az-Zumar 39:6

Creation of Adam (Alayhis Salam)

Allah Almighty says: {O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single  person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], and from them both  He created many men and women; and fear Allah through Whom you demand (your mutual  rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever an All  Watcher over you}. (An-Nisa’, 1)

Abu Musa al-Ashari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah Almighty created Adam from a handful which He took from the earth, so the children of Adam come in accordance with the earth. Some come with red skin, white skin, or black skin, and whatever is in between: smooth and rough, bad and good.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2955 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi

عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى خَلَقَ آدَمَ مِنْ قَبْضَةٍ قَبَضَهَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْأَرْضِ فَجَاءَ بَنُو آدَمَ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْأَرْضِ فَجَاءَ مِنْهُمْ الْأَحْمَرُ وَالْأَبْيَضُ وَالْأَسْوَدُ وَبَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَالسَّهْلُ وَالْحَزْنُ وَالْخَبِيثُ وَالطَّيِّبُ

2955 سنن الترمذي كتاب تفسير القرآن باب ومن سورة البقرة 2955 المحدث الترمذي خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن صحيح في سنن الترمذي

How did the children of Adam reproduce?

Adam and Eve would marry from different pregnancies; they always had twins (a boy and a girl)- in that time they were not allowed to marry from same pregnancy(the twin) – but from a different pregnancy;

Al-Suddi reports that a number of the Prophet’s (s) companions said: كَانَ لَا يُولَدُ لِآدَمَ مَوْلُودٌ إِلَّا وُلِدَ مَعَهُ جَارِيَةٌ فَكَانَ يُزَوِّجُ غُلَامَ هَذَا الْبَطْنِ جَارِيَةَ هَذَا الْبَطْنِ الْآخَرِ وَيُزَوِّجُ جَارِيَةَ هَذَا الْبَطْنِ غُلَامَ هَذَا الْبَطْنِ الْآخَرِ

Adam would not beget a boy but that he was accompanied by a twin girl. He would marry the boy from this pregnancy with the girl from another pregnancy, and he would marry the girl from this pregnancy with the boy from another pregnancy. Source: Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī 33:72

Other Narrations:

Imam Abu Ja’ far mentioned in his Tarikh “History” on the authority of some people who had  said:  Eve gave birth to forty children through twenty births. 

Ibn Ishaq viewed the same and he mentioned their names in detail.  However, nothing is sure of their names or numbers. Only Allah knows best and no one else can know their exact number!  Others said: there were one hundred and twenty births, in each one a male and a female were born. 

The first among them were Cain and his sister Qalimah, and the last ones were `Abdul Mughith  and his sister Ummul Mughith. Then, humans increased in number and spread into the earth. 

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